Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

China Opens up CFETS Membership

By Samuel Riding | 03/02/2016

Membership of foreign exchange trade system to allow qualifying banks to trade Chinese currency onshore.

Trading & Investment

S.Korea to Ease Foreign Investment Rules

By Samuel Riding | 02/02/2016

FSC aims to make foreign investment in local stocks easier, regain MSCI developed market status.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Squeezes Commodity Derivative Position Limits

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2016

Move designed to make segment safer and reduce volatility, but could hurt large players.

Market Abuse

MAS to Take on Exchange Surveillance

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2016

Monetary authority says self-regulating Singapore exchanges can have ‘blind spots’

Trading & Investment

Japan Investigating HFT, Dark Pools

By Samuel Riding | 29/01/2016

Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission asks for details of brokerages’ HFT services.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Taiwan to ‘Punish’ Banks for Misselling RMB Forwards

By Samuel Riding | 28/01/2016

Citibank and Standard Chartered among nine banks to be censured for inappropriate sales.

Structural Regulation

PSE Submits Fixed Income Exchange Takeover Bid

By Samuel Riding | 28/01/2016

Philippine Stock Exchange meets extended deadline to submit detailed proposal on consolidation of equity, fixed income markets.

Structural Regulation

Reports of CSRC Chief’s Resignation Premature

By Samuel Riding | 19/01/2016

Regulator says in social media posting that Xiao Gang has not offered to resign despite circuit breaker failure.

Trading & Investment

India Pauses Commodity Futures Contract Issuance

By Samuel Riding | 18/01/2016

Securities regulator prohibits new contracts in effort to cool speculation, ease volatility in agricultural commodities prices.